Haldiram's Stake Sale: Temasek in talks for over $1 bn stake in India’s biggest snack makerTemasek Holdings is in early discussions to acquire a 10%-15% stake in Haldiram Snacks, potentially valuing the company at $11 billion. The...
04 Oct, 2024, 11.26 AM IST
Temasek close to buying 20% in visa services provider VFS GlobalTemasek Holdings is close to acquiring a significant minority stake in VFS Global, valuing the firm at around $7 billion including debt. Th...
15 Sep, 2024, 11.22 PM IST
Blackstone is said to consider sale of $7 billion visa firm VFSBlackstone Inc. is exploring options for selling its majority stake in VFS Global, a visa outsourcing and technology services firm, after r...
13 Sep, 2024, 09.45 AM IST
The initiative for doorstep delivery of services, which has been inactive for nearly three months, awaits relaunchDelhi's doorstep service delivery programme faced delays and discontinuation, impacting residents' access to essential documents. The initi...
28 Jun, 2024, 05.23 PM IST
Over two dozen MoUs signed between India-Saudi industries in DelhiIndia and Saudi Arabia have signed over two dozen Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) between private companies in various sectors such as IT...
11 Sep, 2023, 05.59 PM IST
Blackstone agrees to pick up majority stake in R SystemsBlackstone will acquire shares from Satinder Singh Rekhi and other promoters, who together hold 52% in the company. Blackstone will pay Rs ...
18 Nov, 2022, 07.39 AM IST
Reliance Power tanks 10% as firm sets VFSI preferential issue price at 27% discountThe company announced the issuance of shares via private placement basis at Rs 15.55 per share, which is at a discount of 27 per cent again...
09 Sep, 2022, 01.06 PM IST
Reliance Power to offload 15% stake to VFSI Holdings for 933 crore"Issuance of up to 60 crore equity shares and/or warrants convertible into equity shares through preferential allotment on a private placem...
08 Sep, 2022, 09.35 PM IST
PE, VC investments touch all-time high of $12.9 billion in October: ReportThe investments were 71% higher as compared with October 2020's $7.5 billion and 2.5 times the $5.2 billion value recorded in September thi...
16 Nov, 2021, 05.23 PM IST
Blackstone announces acquisition of visa outsourcing firm VFS GlobalWhile neither companies released any financial details of the matter, sources in the know told ET that the size of the deal was valued at n...
08 Oct, 2021, 08.46 AM IST
Blackstone set to seal VFS deal at over $2 billion valuationBlackstone will be paying a billion dollars in equity for a 75% stake in the company and the rest will be leverage taken on for the acquisi...
07 Oct, 2021, 11.03 AM IST
Blackstone sells 6% stake in Embassy Office Parks REIT, raises over Rs 2,020 croreThe institutional investor has raised $275 million or over Rs 2,025 crore by selling around 6 per cent stake in the listed entity. The deal...
15 Sep, 2021, 10.00 PM IST
Blackstone in advanced talks to acquire visa processing firm VFS Global for $1 billionFounded in India, VFS Global is a spinoff of Swiss travel group Kuoni. It’s 90% owned by Swedish private equity firm EQT and 10% by the Kuo...
15 Sep, 2021, 10.12 AM IST
Jet Airways bankrupt, Goyals under scanner, scion floats new companyBlinc Technologies’ services include online ticketing solutions, cab-sharing app, loyalty points platform and digi-payment system
11 Sep, 2019, 10.21 AM IST
Here's how Zubin Karkaria is taking the $500-million firm VFS Global on a new tech adventureThe Muktad period before the Parsi New Year, when families pray for the dead, saw rich pickings for young Parsi boys, including Karkaria, w...
23 Dec, 2018, 06.11 AM IST
Home Ministry wants all visas to go online, anticipates foreign ministry’s resistance as the latter’s turf could be encroachedThe new ETV regime is handled by the government alone in a fully online process which requires a visaseeker to apply online.
03 Jul, 2015, 06.12 AM IST
- British embassy too suffers from encryption laws
It's not just makers of BlackBerry device who’re suffering sleepless nights over the Indian government’s stringent encryption laws.
09 Jul, 2008, 01.53 AM IST